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Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN F. BAILEY, 0F ESCANABA, MICHIGAN.

EXERCISER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Escanaba, in the county of Delta and State of Michigan, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Exercisers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention provides a device for developing the muscles and otherparts of the body which is capable of a Variety of adjustments as toweight, height, and angular position to suit the person exercising andaccording to the result to be effected.

The improvement is a gravity exerciser, comprising a support, an armpivotally mounted and a weight, the weight being adjustable toward andfrom the center about which the arm turns, thereby adapting the deviceto existing conditions.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of construction,and combinations of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly.set forth, illustrated and finally claimed.

The drawings illustrate two forms of the invention but it is to beunderstood that other forms within the scope of the invention arecontemplated and may be resorted to without departing from the nature ofthe invention.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of the specifications: Figure 1is a perspective View of one embodiment of the invention adapted forattachment to a vertical support. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of amodification adapted to be secured between the fioor and ceiling of aroom.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The reference letter A indicates a support upon which the axle 1 ismounted. As shown in Fig. 1, the support consists of a vertical rod orbar 2, base plates 3 and arms 4: connecting the base plates with thesupporting rod or bar. The plates 3 are apertured to receive suitablefastenings for attaching them to a wall, partition, or other supportingstructure. The axle 1 is fast to a sleeve 5 which is verticallyadjustable upon the rod or bar 2 and adapted to be secured in theadjusted position by means of a set screw 6 fitted into a threadedopening formed in a side of the sleeve. By this means the axle may beadjusted to any height to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 11, 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

Serial No. 501,583.

suit the convenienceof the person exercising, or to meet existingrequirements, accordin to the particular result to be effected. Arms rand 8 are mounted upon the axle l to turn freely thereon. A fitting 9 ofapproximately T-form is mounted upon the axle 1, and the arms 7 and 8are threaded or otherwise secured to the ends thereof. The arms 7 and 8are tubular and consist preferably of lengths of pipe or tubing. 'Aweight 10 having a stem 11 is adjustably connected with the arm 8 byhaving the stem 11 telescoped with said arm and secured in the adjustedposition by means of a set screw 12 which is threaded into an openingformed in a side of the arm. A handle-bar 13 is adjust-ably connectedwith the arm 7, being secured in the adjusted position by means of a setscrew 14:. The handlebar 13 is provided with a lateral grip 15 forconvenience of operation. 7

For developing the leg muscles the axle is required to be low or closeto the fioor, hence, the sleeve 5 may be moved downward upon the rod orbar 2. It is to be understood that the parts may be so arranged as toadmit of the weight occupying a position either to the right or to theleft of the axle support A. The grip 15 provides convenient means forreceiving the foot when operating the exerciser by a pedal movement. Fordeveloping the upper part of the body the axle is raised by moving thesleeve 5 upward upon the rod or bar 2. The weight may be oscillated ormay be turned in a circle, as will be readily understood.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 2, the support A comprises abase or stand 25, a rod or bar 26, a rod or bar 27 telescoping with therod or bar 26, a rod or bar 28 telescoping with the rod or bar 27, aseries of arms 29, and a corresponding series of braces 30. The braces30 are pivoted at their inner lower ends to the rod or bar 28 and attheir upper or outer ends to the arms 29. A runher 31 slidable upon therod or bar 28 has the inner lower ends of the arm 29 pivoted thereto,said runner being slidable upon the rod or bar 28 to effect a folding ora spreading of the arms 29 and adapted to be secured in the adjustedposition by means of a set screw 35. The upper ends of the arms 29,

are provided with heads 32 which are covered with rubber or othermaterial to prevent injurious contact with the ceiling or over-headprotection of a room or apartment. The feet of the base or stand 25 areexpanded and likewise covered with rubber or other padding to preventslipping and injurious contact with a polished floor, tile or the like.The several rods or bars 26, 27 and 28 are telescopically connected toadmit of their lengthening or shortening according to the distancebetween the ceiling and flooring of a room in which the appliance may belocated. Setscrews 83 holdthe elements 26, 27 and 28 in the locatedposition. The rod or bar 26 fits loosely within a vertical openingformed in the central portion of the base or stand 25 and is adapted tobe moved upwardly by means of a set-screw 3a which is threaded into thelower portion of the hub or sleeve provided at the center of the base orstand 25. After the support has been adjusted so as to fit between theceiling and floor of a room, it is clamped in place by turning theset-screw 34 which forces the part 26 upwardly and the part 25downwardly thereby clamping the feet of the base 25 upon the floor andthe ends of the arms 29 against the ceiling. The devices mounted uponthe support are substantially the same as those mounted upon the supportillustrated in Fig.- 1 and comprise axle 1, arms 7 and 8, weighted stem11 and handle bar 13, the parts 11 and 13 being adjustable and the arms7 and 8 being secured to a fitting 9 which is rotatably mounted upon theaxle 1 which latter in turn is adjustable upon the element 27 of thesupport.

The exerciser may be cheaply manufactured by utilizing tubing andordinary fittings, the same being finished according to the desired costof the apparatus. After the axle support has once been secured in therequired position upon the wall, partition, window, door-frame, or othersupport, it need not be removed to effect adjustment,

as the latter may be accomplished by moving the axle up ordown as may berequired. By

moving the weight nearer to or farther away from the axle the exercisermay be adapted to the person using the same, or, if

preferred, weights of different size may be substituted.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the invention supplies anapparatus of the character herein set forth, which may be easily placedin position and readily adapted to the requirements of the personexercising, according asthe upperor lower portions of the body are to bedeveloped, to bring into play certain muscles. The device operating bygravity isgradual in effecting the result to be brought about.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. An exercisingapparatus comprising an axle support, an axle adjustable on saidsupport, and a weighted arm mounted upon the axle, and adapted to have arotary move ment imparted thereto.

2. An exercising apparatus comprising an axle, a weighted arm mountedupon said axle, and adapted to have a rotary movement imparted theretoand a second arm having connection with the weighted arm and providedwith a handle-bar.

3. An exercising apparatus comprising an axle, a weighted arm mount-edupon the axle and adapted to have a rotary movement imparted thereto toturn freely thereon, a second arm having connection with the wei htedarm to move therewith, and a handle-bar adjustably connected with saidsecond arm.

at. In exercising apparatus, the combination of an axle, an arm mountedupon the axle to turn freely thereon, a weight having a stem telescopingwith said arm, means for securing the weight to the arm in an ad justedposition, a second arm connected with the first-mentioned arm to movetherewith and a handle-bar telescoping with said second arm and adaptedto be secured in an adjusted position.

In exercising apparatus, the combination of an extensible supportcomprising a base, and a rod or bar adjustable with reference to saidbase, a set-screw for moving the rod or bar with reference to the baseto clamp the support between the floor and ceilrunner, means forsecuring. the runner in an.

adjusted position, an axle mounted upon the support, and a weightedarmmounted upon said axle and adapted to have a rotary move-- ment.imparted thereto.

7. In exercising apparatus, the combination of extensible rods or bars,a base at one end of said rods, pivoted arms at the opposite end of saidrods, means for clamping the base and arms against the floor and ceilingof an apartment, an axle mounted upon the extensible rods, and aweighted arm rotatable with reference to said axle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. BAILEY.

Vitnesses ROSE A. DOHERTY, ANNA M. BURSCHINGER.

